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Insurance reimbursement

VT insurance companies that currently cover postpartum care under the Better Beginnings Program are Catamount and Blue Cross/Blue Shield.  The more requests that insurance companies receive to cover birth services, the more likely they are to cover them. Some families have found that they are able to pay for doula services with their HSA.


If you are a client of an insurance company that offers the Better Beginnings  program, you need to register by your 34th week.

From 'The Doula Guide to Birth' By Ananda Lowe and Rachel Zimmerman. Pg. 101
Insurance Companies that have reimbursed clients for doula care in the past include:

*Aetna
*Baylor Health Care System
*Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
*Cigna
*Elmcare
*Fortis
*Great-West Life & Annuity
*Humana
*Maritime Life
*Oschner HMO
*Oxford
*Prudential
*Travelers
*United Healthcare

We have a set of documents that will support your reimbursement request. Please email us to request these documents.

Documents Available Upon Request

We have created a volume of documents for your convenience.
Please let us know if you have a particular interest and we can email them to you.

"I Love U" Massage
Baby Wearing
Belly Dance For Birth
Bottle Feeding
Breast feeding
Car Seats
Caring For Babies Bodies
Circumcision
Co-Sleeping
Community Activities
Fevers
Healing After Baby
Home-Made Baby Food
Insurance Reimbursement Support Documents
Introducing Foods
Is Baby Eating Enough?
Natural Induction
Newborn Constipation
Newborn Sleep
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Resources
Sample Birth wishes
SIDS Prevention
The Benefits of Touch
The Diaper Debate
Tips For Birth Partners
Umbilical Care